as in namely
that is to say
if we keep spending money like it's water, we're sure to end up in the same place as it often does, to wit, down the drain
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Friendly towns along the way break up the flat farmland and honor an obligation to feed and entertain travelers: to wit, the brisket at Huey’s Smokehouse BBQ in Fremont, the Burma Shave signs and photo-op gas station in Sutherland, and the buffalo burger at Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse in Paxton.
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Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2021
Her sales numbers at retail and the box office are similarly record-breaking (to wit, Swifties literally broke Ticketmaster when these shows went on sale last fall).
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 18 Mar. 2023
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Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2021
Her sales numbers at retail and the box office are similarly record-breaking (to wit, Swifties literally broke Ticketmaster when these shows went on sale last fall).
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 18 Mar. 2023
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“To wit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/to%20wit. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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